Freedom Quotes
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"True freedom includes the freedom to speak inconvenient truths."Ida B. Wells
"The freedom to fail is the freedom to truly succeed."Barbara Walters
"Freedom is the responsibility to make your own choices and accept the consequences."Barbara Walters
"Fear of consequences should never silence important reporting."Bob Woodward
"The best protection for journalists is the truth itself."Bob Woodward
"Power abhors transparency, which is why reporters must demand it."Bob Woodward
"A free press is not a luxury; it is a necessity for democracy."Bob Woodward
"The surveillance state doesn't care about your intentions, only your data."Edward Snowden
"Privacy is not about having something to hide; it's about having something to protect."Edward Snowden
"Surveillance without accountability is oppression."Edward Snowden
"Comfort purchased with freedom is a poor bargain."Edward Snowden
"Identity is not a database entry."Edward Snowden
"Freedom requires the freedom to dissent."Edward Snowden
"The Constitution protects unpopular speech above all."Edward Snowden
"Privacy is the foundation upon which all other freedoms rest."Edward Snowden
"The state's surveillance is the state's confession of weakness."Edward Snowden
"The right to privacy is the right to be human."Edward Snowden
"Digital rights are human rights."Edward Snowden
"A free society requires free citizens, not surveilled ones."Edward Snowden
"Rights are not given by governments; they are defended against them."Edward Snowden
"Privacy is the space where individuality survives."Edward Snowden
"Freedom is not negotiable; neither are the consequences of defending it."Edward Snowden
"The right to truth is the right to freedom."Edward Snowden
"A free press is the immune system of a healthy democracy."Dan Rather
"The strength of a nation rests on informed and engaged citizens."Dan Rather
"A journalist must be willing to go where others won't and ask what others fear to ask."Christiane Amanpour
"If I've done anything in my life that's worthwhile, it has been to encourage the American people to be true to the democratic ideals on which the nation was founded."Walter Cronkite
"Freedom requires vigilance."Walter Cronkite
"A free press is the cornerstone of a free society."Dan Rather
"A free mind requires access to diverse information."Dan Rather